I have been waiting for two weeks to do this post on our great USA speed skater champ, Apolo Anton Ohno. He finally struck Olympic Gold in Turin/Torino on Saturday!
Leading from start to finish, Ohno upset favored South Korean Ahn Hyun-Soo to win gold in the 500m Saturday. And before the final night was done, he skated to his third medal of these Winter Games.
With a burst at the end, Ohno passed an Italian skater to grab bronze for the Americans in the 5000m relay.
So much for being a bust. For the second Olympics in a row, Ohno is a star.
Congrats to Apolo and to all of our awesome US athletes who give up so much to train and compete in their respective sports.
Three cheers for Team USA!
-Bruce (GayPatriot)
Apolo is what it’s all about. The kid lived a near-reclusive life at the U.S. Oylmpic Training Center in Colorado because he was committed to his sport. Three cheers for him!!!
On the flip side, the heavily-hyped Bode Miller was a total flop. But he’s happy, telling NBC he thoroughly enjoyed two weeks of Olympic-style partying. What a slap in the face of Team USA and the corporations who donated the money to send American athletes to Torino 2006.
P.S., Bruce. Give honorary hottie status to Johnny Weir. He didn’t medal in men’s figure skating but his Friday night performance to Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” was superb. He would have won a medal had he skated that way last week.
The “hotties” I’ve seen posted tend to be masculine. (I’m a hetero) and even if I can put myself into that place where I could judge johny weir as a potential male partner, I think I would still think to myself “thats just gay.”
#3
What?
One thing I like about Ohno is that he also conducted himself in a very sportsman like manner (something Miller should learn how to do). He was gracious, when he fell, came back and did well in his other races.
He also said in an interview that he wanted to see his relay team on the podium, and he did.
It was a good night all around, and Ohno got a gold that is 100% uncontestable.
I intended to allude to the photo’s of all of the hotties gaypatriot tends to support are masculine manly men. When Jack #2 supported Johny Weir with honorary hottie status, even I a hetero had to disagree. ESPECIALLY after seeing the “my way” performance. That was all I meant.
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Hmmm. You see how far we have yet to go when a gay-friendly (one supposes) feels it’s ok to write ‘I think I would still think to myself “thats just gay”’ on a “gay patriot” website and then have to explain it.
Keep slogging, guys. We’re not out of Kansas yet.
(And I appreciate the explanation attempt, Wickedpinto. You keep slogging, too.)
Yep, I could *almost* hop the fence for Ohno.
Julie the Jarhead
“You don’ t have to be an opera buff to appreciate a beautiful aria.”
P.S. Please post an “equal opportunity” picture for the ladies. Thanks. One suggestion: http://www.skiweltcup.info/mancuso3.jpg
Ohno needs to get rid of that fuggly quasi-beard…
Give honorary hottie status to Johnny Weir.
Johhny Weir was a joke even before he put on that Soviet Union training jacket (possibly to cover his “I Heart Osama” T-Shirt).
And notwithstanding his love for murderous communists, I can’t bring myself to thinkof any man who describes himself as “princessy” as a hottie.
I’d say more cute than a hottie.
Gene (#7) – On the contrary, I think it shows we have gone a long way when a str8 ally visits this site and uses terms that you know we all use but in a friendly not harassing way…
For example, I certainly think that Johnny Weir was “very gay” in his performance and his “prissy” attitude. So what? We can’t be afraid to express our personal likes and dislikes because we are going to be accused of being homophobic.
I dare say gay-on-gay insults are far worse than anything WickedPinto probably has said in his life.
Welcome, WickedPinto!!!
-Bruce
Thank you GayPatrtiot and thank you V the K. As you Said Bruce, I’ve heard how gays talk to eachother, as a matter of fact you are exactly right, My sister in laws best friend is gay, gay as the day is long, gay as all days that ever were were long that guy would deliberately speak in a way that he knew would throw me off, make me feel out of place. In honesly, I always back down when I am called on my “homophobic” language, but I know that the way I speak is MUCH more accepting/socialy acceptable than the basic language of many openly gay men in an open setting. Along those lines, I must also admit that I’m an outsider, and in fact cringe at the concept of gay sex, but gay culture is human culture in my opinion, so I must always watch what I say. I don’t get upset for having to appologize to gary, but would gary get upset for having to appologize to me? that’s the only conflict I see in this.
As for me saying “thats just gay” about johnny weir. Take every gay stereotype, put it in a blender, and you end up with johny weir. The friggen guy has a high voice, a defiant lisp, he’s a friggen figure skature, ALL of his outfits have been form fitting, and seemingly designed by asarcastic gay hating seamstress, he is so defiant of current culture that he would rather identify with a nation that summarily executed gays, than to identify with America, and he chose “My Way” while wearing a single lapel rhinestone unitard, AND HE EMBRACED THE TITLE!! that I heard at least 3 times “the bad boy of figure skating” THE BAD BOY OF FIGURE SKATING!!!
If that isn’t at the top of the list of “things not to do if you are working towards gay acceptence” than I don’t know what. THAT was what I meant by my first post, and why I said , like Many of your praepseudonomens are, just “Gay”
At any rate,
If these are the olympic “hotties”, I’d hate to see what the Fuglies looked like. And no, I didn’t watch any of the olympics.
I would pick “ono” as a hottie.
Having said that, as a hetero, let me define my method of deciding on who is a good looking man. Someone who is in better shape than me, ono qualifies. Someone who has nearly feminine catlike eye’s. Ono wins. Someone who looks less his age more than I do. (I’m 30, I look about 25, were it not for the biker beard) ono ties, someone who’s popular, Pretty much anyone who isn’t me wins :), and finaly, someone who the women I’m banging wants to be with more than me.
Ono wins, Thats why I have no problem with ono being a “hottie,” and why I think weir doesn’t stand a chance in hell!!!!
No broad I ever banged would have bailed on me for weir.
OK, Bruce and WP. I concede the field. After your victory laps, you might want to revisit your understanding of misogyny and how insidious it can be.
To a better world.
The man has a chin brazilian. Just not a good look. So I have been wanting to comment on your selections for some time now. Reminds me somewhat of the ultraconservative, who think part of the “gay agenda” is to convert the hetero.
That said, Shani and Ted Gold. Joey and Seth the Silver, Bronze goes to an outside contender Ace from (AI). Chad finishes out of the medal contention, too much drama.
Apolo Anton Ohno did an outstanding job at the Winter Games. His success in the 2002 & 2006 Winter Games was a result of his hard work and self-discipline. I also like the way he carries himself, an athlete devoid of arrogance and self-importance. A pity Jay Leno did not give the young man more time on the air. And what I am about to further contribute comes from a guy who has never been with another guy. Until I saw Ohno in the recently concluded Winter Games, I never even would have remotely imagined myself being attracted to another guy. This kid has thighs and a backside that, in my opinion would make alot of women envious. I still like women, but Ohno is definitely sexy (Although I wish he would get rid of the soul patch. I guess he considers it his trademark).